A visit to the Goff Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Goff Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Goff Cemetery:
39.0848, -79.6420
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Goff Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Goff Cemetery is located in Tucker County<2>.
The county seat for Tucker County is located in Parsons. Parsons lies just to the west northwest of the Goff Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Goff Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Goff Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Goff Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Bonifield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bonifield Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonifield Cemetery
- Teter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Teter Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teter Cemetery
- Knotts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Knotts Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotts Cemetery
- Hile Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hile Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hile Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Leading Creek Primitive Baptist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Flanagan Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Flanagan Hill Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanagan Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Flanagan Hill Cemetery is located in Red Creek.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2255172 <5>
- Thomas Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Limestone Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Limestone Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Kerns Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Kerns Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerns Cemetery
- Coffman Chapel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flanagan Memorial Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Chapel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cortland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Cortland Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland Cemetery
- Kight Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Kight Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kight Cemetery
- Mountain State Memorial Gardens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Little Arlington Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Little Arlington Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Arlington Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Arlington Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Leadsville.
- The Little Arlington Cemetery has also been known as:
- American Legion Little Arlington Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The White Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Goff Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Goff Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hambleton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hambleton is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Hendricks
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hendricks is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Parsons
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Porterwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Porterwood is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterwood
- Pleasant Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Run is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Pettit ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pettit is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
- Gladwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gladwin is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
- Elk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elk is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Coketon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coketon is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coketon
- Thomas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Davis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pierce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pierce is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Montrose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Montrose is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Dryfork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Canaan Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whyte
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whyte is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whyte
- Harman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sell is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sell
- Gilman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gilman is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Evenwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Evenwood is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evenwood
- Wymer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wymer is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wymer
- Leadsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leadsville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadsville
- Canfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Canfield is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Horse Shoe Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Horse Shoe Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe Run
- Valley Furnace
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Furnace is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Furnace
- Huffman ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Huffman is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Goff Cemetery. The following communities are located in Tucker County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Goff Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Goff Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Tucker County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Goff Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1551249 (Goff Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1551249 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Tucker
- Est. Elev: 604 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Parsons
- Location given for Goff Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0848289 Lon: -79.642005
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Tucker, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Goff Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |